The present study was focused on supply chain analysis of fresh guava in order to evaluate existing marketing supply chains (SC1: Producer - Consumer, SC2: Producer - Retailer - Consumer, SC3: Producer - Commission agent - Retailer - Consumer, SC4: Producer - Commission agent - Wholesaler - Retailer - Consumer) for two variety (allahabad safeda and apple guava) of guava. The gross marketing pri...

This paper evaluates the gamut expansion ratio on a six-primary display by conducting a psychophysical experiment involving real objects. However, no six-primary display was used in this article; it was based on the simulated and virtual RGBCMY display. We first introduce the algorithm for simulating the six-primary display that consists of three stages: (1) colour separation, (2) code condensa...

Presently, functional foods and nutraceuticals are gaining immense importance in the prevention of various maladies through dietary regimen module. Consumption of fruits and vegetables based diet has pursuit a range of bioactive components, especially phytochemicals targeting life threatening ailments. In this context, lycopene is an extensively studied antioxidant potentially present in waterm...

Published by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Andrew G. Hashimoto, Director/Dean, Cooperative Extension Service/CTAHR, University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822. An equal opportunity/affirmative action inst...

Intercropping can reduce agricultural pest incidence, and represents an important sustainable alternative to conventional pest control methods. Understanding the ecological mechanisms for intercropping could help optimize its use, particularly in tropical systems which present a large number of intercropping possibilities. Citrus is threatened worldwide by greening disease (huanglongbing, HLB) ...

Research was conducted on 4 years old guava trees var. L-49 during Nov-Dec at College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. The result showed that Plant height (17.90%) girth (16.66%), Canopy spread (N-S) (21.90%), (E-W) (22.59%) highest with the application ½ RDF + Azotobacter 100 g Azospirillum VAM followed by ¼ PSB g. Application VAM100 maximum Fruit set (59.43%), Number...

Consumers’ sensory evaluation of fruits to determine the expected quality is a frequent practice. However, consumers’ assessment fruit an ambiguous concept. This research aimed preferred image when consumers decide that it ready eat, or too old. within-subjects experimental design was conducted through online survey using four fruits: avocado, banana, lulo, and guava. The questionnaire used two...

Environment-friendly management of fruit flies involving pheromones is useful in reducing the undesirable pest populations responsible for decreasing the yield and the crop quality. A nanogel has been prepared from a pheromone, methyl eugenol (ME) using a low-molecular mass gelator. This was very stable at open ambient conditions and slowed down the evaporation of pheromone significantly. This ...

Guava (Psidum guajava L.) is one of the most favorable fruit crops in India and considered to be a well-executed, nutritionally valuable profitable crop. Recently, guava has secured higher demand within global trade because its nutritional value processed products. It hardy, prolific bearer produces fairly remunerative mainly cultivated on large commercial scale. bears three bahar seasons, viz....